At that time, the landscape was likely much warmer and free of ice. Then, as Antarctica froze, ice began to flow through older river valleys and tectonic cracks, avoiding the higher, flatter areas.

Hidden landscapes under Antarctic ice may slow glacier flow. These ancient surfaces could change how we predict sea-level ...

Researchers recently found an "undiscovered landscape" beneath Antarctica's ice. The continent once looked very different and was much warmer. Researchers are eager to learn more about Antarctica ...

Beneath East Antarctica's undulating ice sheet lies an ancient, river-carved landscape that provides a perfect snapshot of the region before glaciers covered the continent, a new study finds.

Scientists have completed the most detailed map of the land under the frozen ice sheet of Antarctica. This is the third version of this map, and is known as Bedmap3. It has incorporated data from ...

Antarctic's ice sheet is melting 6 times faster than in 1979 Scientists revealed Tuesday that they had discovered a vast, hidden landscape of hills and valleys carved by ancient rivers that has ...

This landscape, located in East Antarctica's Wilkes Land region bordering the Indian Ocean, covers an area roughly the size of Belgium or the U.S. state of Maryland.

An ancient landscape hidden under the East Antarctic ice sheet for at least 14 million years has been revealed with the help of satellite data and planes equipped with ice-penetrating radar.

The icebound river landscape may be at least 34 million years old, meaning that it would date to right before ice encrusted Antarctica. At that time, atmospheric carbon dioxide dropped, and the ...

Image of the landscape of Antarctica. The image shows the ice and snow surface. The image was taken during Operation Windmill (1947-1948), an expedition established by the Chief of Naval Operations to ...